Article VI and the Preamble - they’re just words
Barack Obama’s home church in Chicago fought back today over the criticism levied against their former pastor, Rev Jeremiah Wright.
The church attended by Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) fought back Sunday against mounting criticism of its pastor, accusing the media of character assassination and “crucifixion.”
Otis Moss II, the current pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ, used his pulpit to defend his congregation and its past minister, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., from a wave of controversy stemming from inflammatory statements made by Wright.
“We have listened and watched as the wonderful work of our church has been vilified this week,” he told about 3,000 congregants on Palm Sunday morning. “This week should be special for us because I guess we know a little something about crucifixion.”
I thought most Americans believed George Bush had done such an outstanding job ripping Articles I - IV and Amendments I, V - VIII, X, XI - XII, XII, and XIV, out of the Constitution that they might be inclined not to destroy the residual elements, but I was wrong.
Based on what has transpired with Barack Obama and Mitt Romney this year, Article VI must now be stricken. It says:
“…no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.”
And the Preamble? It states:
“We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”
Well, those are just words, so rip it out because words are not applicable, nor have substance or power.
For the record, Rev. Moss was presumably referring to these or other contextually similar passages from the New Testament in the Bible. But that doesn’t matter either according to the Righteous and Powerful, because they are just words as well.
13 Pilate summoned the chief priests and the rulers and the people, 14 and said to them, “You brought this man to me as one who incites the people to rebellion, and behold, having examined Him before you, I have found no guilt in this man regarding the charges which you make against Him….16 “Therefore I will punish Him and release Him.”…18 But they cried out all together, saying, “Away with this man, and release for us Barabbas!”… 20 Pilate, wanting to release Jesus, addressed them again, 21 but they kept on calling out, saying, “Crucify, crucify Him!” 22 And he said to them the third time, “Why, what evil has this man done? I have found in Him no guilt demanding death; therefore I will punish Him and release Him.” 23 But they were insistent, with loud voices asking that He be crucified. And their voices began to prevail. 24 And Pilate pronounced sentence that their demand be granted.
Luke 23:13-15,16,18,20-24
I am truly saddened by what is taking place in our country.
It’s not about a religious test. Barack Obama is finished if his theology is seen as anti-Christian while claiming to be Christian. See:
http://miraclesdaily.blogspot.com/
Prophet,
I’m afraid you’ve missed the point entirely. It matters not whether Obama or any candidate is a Christian, a non-Christian (whatever that may be), a Buddhist, a worshiper of fruits and nuts, or has no theology at all.
I need not look any further than the first sentence on the page referenced by your link.
While many have their preferences and beliefs, and the law used to say until this election that was their right. But to assert that the problem resides in his anti-Christian theology, is by definition a religious test. It doesn’t matter whether he is Marxist, a Volkswagen, or a Parachute, he should never be probed nor condemned for whatever he may believe or not. Just as you may believe or not, whatever your heart desires. And as ludicrous as it may seem to me or another, that is your right.
As to your assertion about Marxism and anti-Christian theology, I did not bother to read what’s there because the argument was lost before it got started as evidenced by the sentence quoted above. Now, I don’t believe that Obama is Marxist or the other things you claim; the allegation, its not even a valid, constitutionally viable argument.
There is a real problem in general with criticism levied upon Obama and his church, and it shows a very profound lack of theological knowledge and study. People reject and are fearful of what they do not know or understand. I submit, reading Urban T. Holmes’s, The Priest in Community would remedy this shamanic fear permeating the country. Holmes was the Dean of Theology at the University of the South, and an ordained Episcopal priest.